The right wing still runs the Republican Party

Supporting the two posts below that McCain is chumming the VP waters with Lieberman/Ridge just for the attention (FoxNews)

As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.

Several sources at the RNC told FOX News that in the last 36 hours, senior McCain advisers and aides have told RNC officials that McCain “got the message” last week that choosing a running mate who supports abortion rights would not be helpful.

The interesting question here is the interplay. McCain has to explain/defend himself to the RNC? Are they trying to deflect his backdown?